Foundation Repair Spencer, IA

Spencer is a city in the state of Iowa, and also the county seat of Clay County. It is situated at the confluence of the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan Rivers. The population ended up being 11,233 in the 2010 census, a drop from 11,317 in the 2000 census. Spencer is well known as the home of the Clay County Fair, held yearly in September, averaging over 300,000 guests every year. The town’s library cat, Dewey Readmore Books, is famous all over the world.

Spencer was rated the 10th best place to live in the United States by Relocate-America.com’s “America’s Top 100 Places to Live for 2007.”

In 2004, the U.S. federal government put Spencer’s downtown business district on the National Register of Historic Places. Also in 2004, the State Historical Society of Iowa authorized the Spencer Downtown Cultural District as one of the first 8 such projects throughout the state. Spencer’s proposal for this designation included remodeling the existing Spencer Middle School building into a multi-purpose facility with a senior citizen center, inexpensive housing units, and also a restored facade. Future work on the old Middle School project entails refurbishment of the historic auditorium. Also a part of the State Historical Society designation is the city’s reconstruction of its Grand Avenue bridge to include commissioned stained glass plates in an Art Deco style.

Current cultural points of interest in Spencer include the Spencer Community Theater, the Parker Historical Museum, public art displays, and the Bogenrief Glass Studio. Arts on Grand is a nonprofit organization assisting local area artists with a gallery shop, exhibits, classes, workshops, tours, fundraising events, along with other activities. The Curiel-Reynolds School of Visual Arts (CRVA) relocated from Detroit to Spencer in 2007.